Paradise Studio at Grand Lake
LEON RUSSELL'S ICONIC STUDIO IN TIA JUANA, OKLAHOMA
Paradise Studio at Grand Lake
LEON RUSSELL'S ICONIC STUDIO IN TIA JUANA, OKLAHOMA
Welcome to paradise
Nestled back in the woods on Grand Lake, Paradise Studio stands as an iconic studio space that has hosted some of the most influential artists and songwriters of the 60's and 70's and is now open once again for a new generation of musicians...
(Photo Courtesy of Phil Clarkin Photography)
AbouT PARADISE
LEON'S VISION
Leon Russell built 3 studios in Oklahoma in the early 1970's...
1. A home studio in Tulsa
2. A converted church on 3rd Street which became The Church Studio and home to Shelter Records.
3. And Paradise Studio at Grand Lake in Tia Juana, Oklahoma
All were for the artists on his rapidly growing Shelter Records. The lake studio saw some of his Shelter Artists and some very famous friends
THE STUDIO
Paradise Studio was a compound built in the early 1970's by Leon Russell, famous for his work as a member of the Wrecking Crew as well as his work with Joe Cocker as a part of Mad Dogs and Englishmen and went on to be a solo artist that helped shaped the Tulsa Sound.
Paradise Studio was designed to be just that - a recording studio from the ground up. It was designed by Roger Linn, inventor of the Linn drum that changed recording forever.
As well as the many artists that recorded at Paradise, other visitors included George Harrison, Ringo Starr and up and coming singer/songwriter Jerry Lynn Williams.
(Photo Courtesy of Phil Clarkin Photography)
THE GROUNDS
The compound includes four structures:
A seven bedroom house, a four bedroom house and a one bedroom house with a loft, plus the 4,000 square foot studio with 20' ceilings. All this being located on an 8 acre peninsula at Grand Lake of the Cherokees in the heart of rural Green Country Oklahoma. It is a one hour drive from Tulsa International Airport.
Some of the biggest names in music history have recorded in and visited this piece of music history!
(Photo Courtesy of Phil Clarkin Photography)
Merchandise Is Here! Available at Maggie's Music Box
T-Shirts, Koozies, Stickers and more will be available soon on the online store as well as Maggie's Music Box and Cajun Blackbird in Jenks, Oklahoma.